The forensic and technical teams rushed to the scene and moved the body out of the pit. A large number of maggots were crawling under the body. This scene made Luke feel sick.

However, he did not leave or shift his gaze, and saw a black backpack under the body.

Mary from the technical team, wearing a blue protective suit, took the backpack out of the pit and placed it on a transparent plastic sheet. Then Mary took out the items in the backpack and placed them on the plastic sheet.

Two iPhones, blood-stained black trousers, shirts, suits, belts, shoes, and some damaged electronic equipment.

Luke's eyes focused on these items. The screens of the two iPhones were broken. They might both belong to the corpse, or maybe only one was a corpse and the other belonged to someone else.

This reminded Luke of the deceased pianist, Mrs. Gray's lover, Killua Jones.

The body of Kelu Jones was found near Highway 1. He was unclothed and no cell phone or shoes were found.

Could this extra phone belong to the deceased Keelu Jones?

In addition, the newly discovered body was wearing clothes and shoes, so could the extra clothes also belong to the deceased Kelu Jones?

If so, it is basically certain that the two men were killed by the same murderer.

Luke put on his gloves and picked up the leather shoes to check. They were the same as the shoe prints found at the crime scene on Route 1. They were most likely the shoes of the deceased Kelu Jones.

It's very simple to confirm, just use the footprint identification card, but Luke thought about it and realized it wasn't necessary.

If there are blood stains on your clothes, just take them back for identification. Why waste your own card?

Luke looked at the fragments of electronic equipment that Mary was collecting, "Is this a miniature camera device?"

Mary carefully put the parts into the plastic bag, "Yes."

"Can the video content be restored?"

Mary picked up the broken memory card and said, "You won't know until you try it."

"Captain, I found something here." Jackson stood in the distance and waved.

Luke walked over and found that Jackson had dug another hole in the ground, with a shovel with a wooden handle placed in the hole.

Jackson said proudly, "Captain, what do you think of this evidence?"

To bury the body, the murderer first had to dig a big hole, which was impossible without digging tools. However, no shovel was found in the dark blue Porsche Cayenne, and this shovel was probably left by the murderer.

Luke gave a thumbs up, "Congratulations, you've made a great contribution."

Half an hour later, forensic doctor Sheila also completed the preliminary autopsy.

Sheila took off her gloves and mask and said, "The deceased was a white man about forty years old. No blood or fatal injuries were found. He probably died of poisoning. The composition of the poison requires further testing.

The time of death should be around December 29."

This time coincides with the time Luke guessed. On December 29th, Luke led people to search the Gray couple's home. Someone should have leaked the news and informed Mrs. Gray that she decided to kill her husband.

As for the purpose of Mrs. Gray's murder, it is still unclear.

Luke said to Jenny beside him, "Call Georgia Gray and ask her to go to the police station to identify the body."

"yes, sir."

…

Robbery and Murder Division, 1st Squadron Office.

"Woooo..."

Luke could faintly hear a burst of crying while sitting in the office.

Not long after, Georgia Gray, whose face was full of tears and her makeup was stained with tears, followed Jenny into the office.

Luke invited her into the lounge.

Jenny nodded slightly, implying that Georgia Gray had confirmed her husband's identity.

Luke sat across from her and handed Georgia Gray a pack of tissues, "Mrs. Grey, I'm sorry for what happened to your husband."

"Why is this happening?

I would rather he ran away than..." Georgia Gray wiped her tears, "Who killed him?"

"We are investigating. According to the forensic analysis, your husband was killed on the 29th. Did you see anyone suspicious that day? Or did anyone else visit your home?"

"No."

"Did you drink the same wine that night?"

"Yes."

"Did you fall into coma after drinking alcohol?"

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"After the preliminary autopsy by the medical examiner, your husband should have died of poisoning."

"God..." Georgia Gray closed her eyes and sighed, "Did he commit suicide?"

"We dug up his body underground. He must have been killed and then buried."

"What really happened that night? Why was I imprisoned and my husband was murdered by someone else?"

"That's what I want to know too." Luke changed the topic and took out a piece of information, "On the day you were rescued, the technical team conducted a drug test on you and found no drug ingredients in your body.

According to the appraisal report, you were not drugged and should have been conscious all the time."

The sad look on Georgia Gray's face disappeared, and she clasped her hands together, "What do you mean?"

Luke continued, "We found a key under the wooden cabinet in the secret room, which can just open your handcuffs.

In other words, even if we don't arrive in the secret room in time, you can still save yourself."

Georgia Gray shook his head, "What key, I don't know what you are talking about?"

"You concealed it very well. I believed you at first. If I guessed correctly, I should have been practicing in front of the mirror for a long time.

But what’s fake will always be fake.”

"Didn't you ask me to identify the body? Why do you keep saying weird things?"

Luke pulled out a photo and said, "Do you recognize this shovel?"

Georgia Gray pursed her lips and said, "I don't know."

"you sure?"

"Yes."

"We found your fingerprints on the shovel and some skin flakes on it, which have been sent to the Technology Department for DNA comparison."

Georgia Gray slapped her forehead, "I remembered, this is my family's shovel, but it has been kept in the vacation house.

Because it was rarely used, I didn’t recognize it at first.”

Luke leaned on the chair and looked at the other party. This excuse was obviously to get away from guilt, but it still made sense. Her shovel was normal after being used. The reason why he didn't recognize it was because it was used less.

"Mrs. Grey, if you take the initiative to plead guilty now, I can help you get a favorable agreement. If you continue to deceive the police, you may lose your last chance."

"Captain Li, there may be a misunderstanding here. My husband was killed and I was imprisoned. I am the victim."

"OK, then please explain why the drug ingredients were not detected in your body?"

Georgia Gray's eyes flickered and she sighed, "I admit that I was not stunned. I lied."

"Why lie?"

"It was my husband's idea to kill Killua Jones and try to escape.

Because I am an insider, I may also be implicated.

He came up with this idea, asking me to pretend to be imprisoned and pretend to be the victim.

That way the police won't suspect that I'm involved in the murder of Kelu Jones."

"Then why did your husband die?"

Georgia Gray choked up and said, "I don't know. I saw him driving away in the Cayenne with my own eyes. I thought he had fled Los Angeles. I never thought he would be killed!"

Luke stared at the other party and saw no obvious signs of lying. Did she really not kill someone?

Someone else killed Killua Jones?

Luke asked, "Where is the murder pistol?"

"I really do not know."

Luke fell into deep thought again. The biggest doubt in this case was the pistol.

The first killing with a handgun was the December 17 killing of Georgia Gray's lover, Killua Jones.

The second murder was the shooting of police officer James Jauregui on the night of December 25.

Suppose that Killua Jones's murderer was one of the Grays, but both men were white.

According to witnesses, the person who killed Jens Jauregui was a black woman.

Is what Georgia Gray said true? There is a fourth person in this case, that is, the black woman. She not only killed police officer James Jauregui, but also killed Ariel Gray.

Then kill and bury the body?

Luke sighed lightly. Although this speculation was theoretically valid, Luke did not completely believe Georgia Gray.
To be continued...